Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Buddha Speaks - GURU

 

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Guru, usually translated as 'teacher,' suggests a transition from darkness (gu) to light (ru), meaning 'that which dispels the darkness of ignorance.' One pictures a Hindu holy man with a long beard—charismatic, perhaps tipping toward authoritarian excess. Yet the subtlety of the term, with its Latin cognate gravis (heavy, matured), indicates a process rather than a person, a fruit (enlightenment) that ripens to become sustenance for others.

—Kythe Heller, "Once a Teacher, Always a Student"

 

Are you one of those people that likes to do everything yourself?  You believe that you learn better?  Perhaps with a teacher or guide, you would learn wisely.

Blessings.

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